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The New York Department of Financial Services said Tuesday that Standard Chartered Bank will pay $300 million for "failures to remediate anti-money laundering compliance problems" required by the bank's 2012 settlement with the same regulator.

New York's Department of Financial Services said Monday that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Regulatory Advisory Services has been suspended for two years for helping whitewash a sanctions and anti-money laundering compliance report from the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (BTMU).

Bitcoin image courtesy of Shinji Ikari via YouTubeThe New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a proposed "BitLicense" regulatory framework for virtual currency businesses Thursday, and is asking for public comments on the plan.

Photo courtesy of Credit Suisse via YouTubeAfter a multi-year investigation into Credit Suisse's use of illegal offshore bank accounts, the DOJ Monday announced the bank's guilty plea and the largest-ever monetary penalty in a criminal tax case.

BNP Paribas' headquarters in Paris; courtesy of WikipediaU.S. authorities are seeking more than $3.5 billion from BNP Paribas SA to resolve federal and state investigations into the bank's dealings with sanctioned countries, including Sudan, Iran and Cuba.